Denys Zavhorodniy (Ukrainian: Денис Анатолійович Завгородній, born August 5, 1979) is a retired freestyle swimmer from Ukraine, who was specialized in the long-distance events. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
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| Nationality |  Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 5, 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
In 1995, Denys represented Ukraine at the 1995 European Junior Swimming Championships, held in Geneva, where he won a silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle.[1] He also competed at the next European Junior Swimming Championships in 1996 and 1997, where he received in total four gold medals in the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle.[2]
He won the bronze medal in the men's 1500 m freestyle event at the 1997 European Championships in Seville, Spain, behind country man Igor Snitko (silver).[3]
In 1999, Denys competed at the Summer Universiade in Mallorca, where he received two bronze medals in the 400 m and 800 m freestyle.[4] He also won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the Military World Games in Zagreb.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Завгородній Денис Анатолійович". esu.com.ua. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "Denys Zavhorodnyi". intersportstats.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "1997 European Aquatics Championships Results". Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "1999 Summer Universiade Results Swimming". Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "2nd Military World Games - 1999 Results" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-30.
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